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Mazda Protege 2001 Owner's Manual page 252

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To
get the
best service
from
a
battery:
.
Keep
it
securely mounted.
.
Keep
the
top clean
and
dry.
.
Keep terminals
and
connections clean,
tight,
and
coated
with petroteumjelly
or
terminal
grease.
.
Rinse
off
spilled electrolyte
immediately
with
a
solulion of water
and
baking
soda.
A
wa-nlrnsc
B
a
tte
ry
-
Re la t
e
d
E
xpl9si94
Flames
and sparks
near
open
botte.r
cells
arc
dangercw.
Hrdroge
gas,
pm!*'ced
during
otmal
battery
operulion,
couu isnite
a
dcausethe
battery
to explode.
An
exploding
battery
can
cause
seious
burns
anal
Auries,
Keep
ollfiamer,
i
cluding
cigarettes,
and
spafts
awar
fron
Awnnlmc
Spilled Battery
Fluid:
SNled
bottetr
fluid
i
dansercus.
Bafteryjl
id
contains
SULFURIC
ACID
which
tuuA
cause
seriot"
Wwies,
il
it sets
in
row
eres
ot on
r
o
u
skin.
If
this
happe
ns,
innediateb
Jlush
rour
eres
with
$'ate4or
15
ninutes
or
wash
roul
skin
thoroughb
and get
nedi&l
altentio
.
Be
carcful
not
to
get
battery
fluA
on
yursev.
Awnntlivc
Childnn
and
Battenes:
A
owing chimren
to
pla!
near
batteies
is
dangenus.
Batterr
fluA
.oud
cause
seious
injwies
ifit
gets
in
the eres
or
on
the
skin.
Al*ars
keep
batteries
out of
the
nach
of
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